suedavies0117
New Bee
- Joined
- May 28, 2014
- Messages
- 27
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- Location
- Snowdonia
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2 Nucleaus
my original nuc of bees on 5 frames which came with a unsealed queen cell swarmed and so I ended up with a 2 frame nuc and the original 5 frame nuc both of which were transferred to national brood boxes with feed being given
- a couple of weeks ago there was no brood at all in either hive as the existing brood had hatched weeks ago
last week I saw eggs in the swarmed hive which today has BIAS on one frame and the other frame has stores so I have carried on with the feeder today.
the original hive on 5 frames has one frame of eggs and larvae - no capped brood as yet and three frames of stores
I am happy as this proves both hives are queenright which was a concern up until today
I would like to know if small colonys such as these have a good chance of building up enough strength to go through the winter at this stage in the year or should I be considering possible uniting of the hives in the autumn. I am trying to work out options in advance so I can plan ahead
- a couple of weeks ago there was no brood at all in either hive as the existing brood had hatched weeks ago
last week I saw eggs in the swarmed hive which today has BIAS on one frame and the other frame has stores so I have carried on with the feeder today.
the original hive on 5 frames has one frame of eggs and larvae - no capped brood as yet and three frames of stores
I am happy as this proves both hives are queenright which was a concern up until today
I would like to know if small colonys such as these have a good chance of building up enough strength to go through the winter at this stage in the year or should I be considering possible uniting of the hives in the autumn. I am trying to work out options in advance so I can plan ahead